Cymbidium Bridal Bouquet

Project created by Erik Witcraft
A beautiful cymbidium orchid bridal bouquet was created with lavish amounts of leather fern around the collar.Ingredients:

• 1 Bunch Leather Fern

• 1 Stem Cymbidium Orchids

• 3 Stems 'Black Out' Asiatic Lilies

• 16 stems Drumstick Allium

• 2 Lomey Gems

• 10 yards purple bullion wire

• Corsage Tape

• Chenille Stem

• 22 Gauge Wire

• Purple Ribbon

Steps:

1. Pierce wire all cymbidium orchids and tape top to bottom of each stem
2. Take 5 yards of bullion and wad up into an orb and place lomey gem through center and tape
3. Continue with second 5 yards to create another "wire bead with gem"
4. Start with 3 asiatic lilies in your hand. add cymbium orchid blooms to fill in shape
5. Add drumstick allium through gaps to add texture and volume
6. Insert 2 "Wire Beads with gems" into a focal area
7. Collar entire bouquet with 1 bunch of leather fern
8. Bind with chenille stem
9. Corsage tape over stems for the section you will be ribbon wrapping
10. Ribbon wrap stems to complete